Car Henge

Have you rode across I-80 through Sydney, Nebraska?  If you did, you were bound to see the Cabela’s store just north of the highway.  Cabela’s Corporate Headquarters is about a mile down the road from the Sydney exit.  This Cabela’s store location has a campground.  There is a small area for tent camping and a larger area to accommodate RVs.  It even has a bath house!  

Brad and I set up camp at Cabela’s for two nights.  We have our “ride day” and “move day” approach to road tripping down to a science.  After setting up camp, we explored Sydney.  The first stop on our ride morning was about 40 miles north in the small town of Bridgeport, Nebraska.  We had coffee and cookies at a cozy shop called, “Call Me Cupcake”.  Imagine two biker dudes wearing leather jackets and boots walking into a small trendy cafe.  We did and no one batted an eye at us!  The staff was friendly and entertained our pondering over all the sweat treats in the display case.

After our visit with the folks at the coffee shop we continued riding north.  We found a place called Carhenge!  Yes, like England’s Stonehenge but made out of cars.  It was a replica of Stonehenge.  Lots of “car art” on display.  Interesting story about Jim Reinders, a Nebraska native and engineer, who worked in England.  When Reinders returned from England he had a family reunion and announced his plan to build Carhenge.  During construction in 1987, he placed a 1962 Cadillac to depict the heel stone.  

This was an awesome find in Nebraska.  Take the time off the main road to see it yourself!  Until then enjoy my pictures. 

A short video from Carhenge is posted on my YouTube Channel.  

www.youtube.com/@bill.lanham

Here is the link

https://youtube.com/shorts/QjMq8FHB2EY?si=JYeb80PNyyz4ZbG8

2010 Short Trip Summary

Hello, Brad and I went on a short trip last week because I am moving to Japan soon. I almost did not go but I am thankful that I did. Here is a short version of our trip:

We met in Springfield Missouri then rode south through Branson, Missouri and into Arkansas. Nice curvy country roads in Arkansas. We stayed at a hotel built in 1929 which was pretty neat. Another guest told us it was haunted. Then we rode further south and stopped in Shreveport, Louisiana. We avoided the thunderstorms and tornadoes by riding west into Texas. Gave a fellow biker and retired Marine some gas money to go back to Wyoming because he lost his wallet. Then we stopped to get my oil changed at the Harley Davidson of North Texas.

We left Texas and stayed at the famous Sooner Legends Inn at Norman, Oklahoma. We arrived one day after the tornado leveled a Loves gas station in Norman. We were lucky the hotel was still there. They serve the most tender steaks that I've ever tasted in the Sooner Legends Restaurant.  If you are ever passing by you should get a steak.

When we left Norman, Oklahoma we stopped at Alefs Harley Davidson in Wichita, Kansas so Brad can get his oil changed. Yeah, we should have got the oil in both bikes changed at the same time...we'll it gave us a

chance to watch the weather channel so we could plan our route to avoid the tornadoes! Alefs had a nice customer lounge with the Weather Channel on the t.v.

We continued north on highway 81/135. We got close to McPherson, Kansas when I got a flat tire! Luckily there was a bridge overpass near so we could get out of the rain and hail. A little detail of a TORNADO crossing the highway about six miles ahead of us should be mentioned!

Luckily I got that flat tire!!

The HOG number for towing proved to work pretty well. I had the bike towed to a hotel in Salina, Kansas where luckily they were having 1/2 price hot wings at the hotel restaurant and bar. The folks at the Harley Davidson of Salina was kind enough to pick me and the bike up from the hotel and change my rear tire.

Brad continued north to Nebraska and turned west to go home. I waited for the tire to be repaired and headed north just across the Nebraska state line and turned east and took the small roads home.

I'll update the details of the ride soon!